CHAUFFEUR, SO GOOD

I had a full-page strip written and 90% pencilled. They were gonna go mini-golfing, Anya wore a tam-o-shanter, and there were some clever lines. The problem is, it just didn’t work. So I had to come up with another strip.

But what to write? Then I remembered these two perverted comic creators* who were clamoring for sex between Anya and Edison. And it made sense that they’d make out in the limo. And, frankly, I wanted to get to some of the other characters.

So, happy first of October! In other news, this is the day that I take possession of the used bookstore that I just bought. Yes, in addition to creating comics, and working in a library, I’m also a bookstore owner!

So, Wednesday, we’ll step back a few hours in time to see how Larry’s day is going.

I will soon. Right now the store’s closed while I figure out all the stuff I have to do (business license, tax stuff, bank accounts, etc.). But in a couple of days I’ll need all the help I can get! Thanks!

You bought the bookstore?! Awesome! I have to stop by there for sure next time I’m in your area. Or just make a special trip someday. I have a bunch of old books I’d be happy to donate. If they’re even worth trying to sell, that is, lol. But yeah, please post more info about the store once it’s back up and running.

By “perverted comic creators,” I didn’t necessarily mean that the creators are perverted (though what they do in the privacy of their own home with consenting animals is their own business), just that they create comics which some might consider “perverted.” Whomsoever these un-named perver-I mean, comic creators are.
Yes! Come by the bookstore! I’ll give discounts to other per-I mean, comic creators, of course. Except the rich ones.

Ah, so they’re not “perverted [comics creators]”, they’re “[perverted comics] creators”. Now I understand. English really needs a standard method of indicating which words should be grouped together in phrases like that.

I always use parentheses or brackets like that in my head to distinguish the groupings, but that probably only makes sense to me because of my computer programming experience. Perhaps hyphens would be less confusing for the general reader? Let’s try it: They’re not “perverted comics-creators”, they’re “perverted-comics creators”. How’s that?